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Rangers agree to terms with 13 pre-arbitration players

SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Rangers agreed to terms 13 of their younger players to 2012 contracts on Monday, leaving just eight members of the 40-man roster still unsigned.

The biggest news among the group is the club agreed to a $504,700 deal with Derek Holland, with whom the club had been discussing a long-term deal. It’s still possible the Rangers could get an extension done with Holland, but its clear that the sides weren’t close enough to anything to hold off for the time being.

Here are the 13 who agreed (salaries in parentheses; the major league minimum has jumped to $480,000 this season: